[A-DX] A new Saudi network on Shortwave.

Roger Thauer
Samstag, 25. März 2023, 09:21 Uhr

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Betreff:     [WOR] A new Saudi network on Shortwave.
Datum:     Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:15:18 +0000 (UTC)
Von:     tarek zeidan via groups.io 
Antwort an:     WOR@...
An:     WOR DXLD 


Hello ,
A new Saudi network called "Alarabiya FM" was observed last week 
transmitting in Arabic on 21475 KHz from 11:00 UTC and for one hour only.
AlArabiya " The Arabic language in English " is a well know Saudi funded 
network started with a 2 TV networks
AlArabiya and Alhadath mainly as a news network to be the Saudi voice 
against the Qatari funded Network " AlJazeera ".
Adding an FM station that started transmitting in Jeddah on 106.6 MHz 
and in Riyadh on 103.5 MHz .
Using the same slogan as the TV network ....AlArabiya FM ..to know more .
Here's a recording of the reception in Cairo,Egypt .
AlArabiya FM 21745 KHz 2023-03-24 11-52-46UTC.mp3 | Powered by Box

https://app.box.com/s/8ffowdls0ukao9riv50jlrf9kv74dbu6
(hier werden nur 103.5 & 106.6 FM angesagt)

A live stream of the network can be heard here 
https://www.alarabiya.net/live-stream-fm

Best 73
Tarek Zeidan
Cairo,Egypt


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128 kbps  aac  HLS
https://fm.alarabiya.net/fm/myStream/chunklist_w858143719.m3u8

https://alarabiya.fm/

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlarabiyaFm

https://twitter.com/AlarabiyaFm/status/1638036489517821952
https://twitter.com/AlarabiyaFm/status/1638036479468359681
https://twitter.com/AlarabiyaFm/status/1638858125892792321


تابعوا العربية FM.. الرياض 103.5MHZ.. جدة 106.6MHZ بالصوت يصلكم الخبر وأكثر

Follow Al Arabiya FM.
Riyadh 103.5MHZ.
Jeddah 106.6MHZ
With this voice you get the news and more

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Hier zusätzlich QRG für Al Dammam zu sehen:
https://youtu.be/edseGn8XCHA
https://www.dropbox.com/s/si3r81h5rftq2f5/2023-03-24_Al_Arabiya_FM_QRGs.png?dl=0

  88.9 FM الدمام
103.5 FM الرياض
106.6 FM جدة

   88.9 FM Al Dammam
103.5 FM Al Riyadh
106.6 FM Jeddah


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Arabiya

Vor 3 Wochen war die 103.5 in Riyadh noch unbelegt:
https://youtu.be/1xezFitj63Q
  124 Aufrufe  02.03.2023
A quick look over the FM radio band in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi 
Arabia. More stations can be heard in high rise buildings, but this 
video reflects the situation in Riyadh, near Kingdom Tower.

88.0 Rotana FM, Riyadh
90.0 UFM, Riyadh
91.0 SBA Radio Riyadh, Riyadh
92.0 Madar FM, Riyadh
93.0 SBA Al-Ekhbariya, Riyadh (empty carrier at this time)
94.0 Alif Alif FM, Riyadh
95.0 SBA Radio Jeddah, Riyadh
96.0 Panorama FM, Riyadh
97.0 SBA Saudia Radio, Riyadh
98.0 Mix FM, Riyadh
100.0 SBA Al-Quran al-Karim, Riyadh
102.0 MBC FM, Riyadh
105.0 SBA Idha'atu Nedaa al-Islam, Riyadh
107.5 Arabian Gulf Radio (presumed), Riyadh

Receiver: TEF6686   (bei AliExpress so um die 130€, SDR-Trennschärfe,  
100 kHz neben einem Ortssender "geht da noch 'was".
February 2023


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roger